Does anyone else feel like this has been the longest month of all time?
I need to give myself a kick and figured I’m probably not the only creative feeling a bit like they’re wading through mud. The good habits which I was practicing before the end of the year have slipped away and my motivation along with it…
That’s just the thing about motivation though, it doesn’t actually exist. ‘Motivation’ only happens when we make a commitment to ourselves – whether we feel like it or not. I’ve been trying to push myself to exercise more this year and somehow I’ve managed to make time for that but making time for art hasn’t felt like a priority.
I haven’t been ‘in the mood’ or it’s been ‘too cold’ or I’m ‘feeling blegh’ but if I’m honest with myself…I just can’t be bothered, even though I know it would help me feel better.
So tomorrow morning (as soon as I’ve made my morning coffee) I’m going to force myself into the cold studio, put the heater on and make a start. Even if all that means is writing a few words in my art journal.
How do you show up for yourself when you aren’t in a creative mood?